MArch Architecture Unit 16 16.11 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2013 16.12 Fig. 16.11 Jonathan Blake, Y5, City Engines, Rio de Janeiro, Model view. Looking to solve the city’s water supply problem, Jonathan uses the Olympics as a catalyst for developing a new set of infrastructures for the harvesting, cleansing and distribution of clean water. Situated in Guanabara Bay, the project is developed in two parts. The games mode, in which the sailing event is temporarily hosted in the bay, and the legacy mode, in which the remaining infrastructure continue to feed the city, long after the games are over. Fig. 16.12 Ione Braddick, Y5, Carnival Of Construction, Rio de Janeiro, Model view. Ione wanted to develop a more local way of handling the Olympics, rather than the corporate, sponsored, and truly global event it currently is. Inspired by the famous carnival, she developed a design for the main stadium as a totally 212
temporary construction, with bespoke elements that could be re-assembled as a set of urban infrastructures, street furniture, temporary structures and permanent buildings. Fig. 16.13 Rachel Hearn, Y5, Raining On Your Parade, London, Perspective view. Rachel’s project dissects the legacy framework of the London Olympics, and attempts to fulfil the promise of improving the neighbouring host boroughs. She develops a strategy for recycling, cleansing and distributing water, and uses this process to create a public landscape where the thrill and poetics of water becomes the centre of attention. Fig. 16.14 Oliver Leech, Y5, Favela Farm, Rio de Janeiro, model view. Studying the catering operation at the London Olympics, Oliver set out to offer an alternative way of urban farming to promote locally sourced produce and a community led